as in videotape
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
every Thanksgiving, our family watches videos of past holiday gatherings
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Recent Examples of video
PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The video quality is sharp, with a 4:3 HD frame that shows people from head to toe as well as packages left on the ground.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, Selena’s sister Suzette had kept a treasure trove of archival videos at the family’s Q-Productions offices in Corpus Christi.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
For video playback, the iPhone 17 gets up to 30 hours, the iPhone 17 Pro gets up to 33 hours, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max gets up to 39 hours.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The video quality is sharp, with a 4:3 HD frame that shows people from head to toe as well as packages left on the ground.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Henderson posted several videos about the incident and her subsequent dismissal that have amassed millions of views on TikTok.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, Selena’s sister Suzette had kept a treasure trove of archival videos at the family’s Q-Productions offices in Corpus Christi.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
Noun
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Mostly videotapes of shows, but also albums and books.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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If earlier iterations of the lesbian vampire film were Gothic and ornate, Nadja is more shoegaze, captured on bleary black-and-white videotape with an expressionistic flair.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The British photographer’s most fashionable and prolific photographic years were between 1927 to 1956.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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After photographic evidence of the sub, Nicol agrees to cover it in concrete and leave it on the ocean floor.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Saft bent over a sofa that was swaddled in a heavy blue blanket, vigorously slashing at packing tape.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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West coast viewers, however, reported that the audio went silent in those two instances, with censors apparently having more of a tape delay for that feed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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The early days of the internet saw intense competition between graphical web browsers.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Much more easy to decipher are pictorial sidewall stamps, some of which include: All-Season: These are the cheapest possible tires, with the least possible performance.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yeager was one of Hef’s go-to photographers, shooting eight centerfolds along with pictorial spreads.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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